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Offline Brink

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Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« on: November 22, 2009, 02:40:33 PM »
Just finished up the flares on Waytec's Cherokee.

Before pics.  Cherokee with 3.5"lift and 31's....






Ripped off the old flares and cut the opening as big as it could go.  Then bent up some tubing...




Sheeted them in....



Finished product.  Cherokee with 3.5"lift ready for 33's-35's and street leagal tire coverage...











Heads up to anyone thinking of doing their own set.....the rear passengers inside panel in the cargo area is really close to the outside sheetmetal on your very last weld of the project.......ask me how I know  :-[

Offline FiEND

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2009, 03:46:33 PM »
fantastic job.
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Offline Brink

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2009, 03:48:14 PM »
The pics don't do them justice. They look much better in person even.

Thanks though. Glad you like them.

The work needed on the inner fenders in the rear to make this work was a bitch though. It was 4hrs per side just to cut and rework the rears before I bent any tube at all. The fronts not so bad.

In the end I got him about 4-5" in the rear and about 8" in the front. That turns his 3.5" lift into the same clearance as 11" up front where the cherokees can flex. The 5" improvement in the rear is plenty for a non-flexy leaf spring setup like the cherokees have.

I'd run 35's on it
« Last Edit: November 22, 2009, 03:50:21 PM by Brink »

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2009, 04:42:46 PM »
Your tires are too small.  :D
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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2009, 04:54:48 PM »
33s are the plane right now but if that deal falls though and I have to get new, I am thinking 35s
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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 04:56:49 PM »
that looks fanntastic!@
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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2009, 05:11:54 PM »
33s are the plane right now but if that deal falls though and I have to get new, I am thinking 35s

Just kidding man....the flares look great.  :)
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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2009, 05:29:54 PM »
Nice set of 35"KM2's on Edmonton Jeep today  :D

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2009, 05:50:17 PM »
those look sweet Brink  ;D
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Offline esi

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2009, 06:00:51 PM »
I just started something similar today for my ZJ.


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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2009, 06:25:19 PM »
Man I need to get a tube bender, been wanting to do something like that on the ZJ for a while now.
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Offline dac

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2009, 07:17:50 AM »
.....the rear passengers inside panel in the cargo area is really close to the outside sheetmetal on your very last weld of the project.......ask me how I know  :-[

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2009, 12:23:44 PM »
33s are the plane right now but if that deal falls though and I have to get new, I am thinking 35s

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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2009, 03:47:22 PM »
No Dan I like it underpowered and gutless.
4:56 are in the works and a locker.
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Re: Waytec's Cherokee Flares
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2009, 04:47:47 PM »
looks good guys.
cutin the back fenders is not fun at all. did you have a fire in the back??
im just finaly finishing my front, the backs are still to come after a bit of wheeling  ;)
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